Monday, October 20, 2014

Minnesota

The kids had a day off, so we met Amanda and Elliott at Radar Farms.  It was a beautiful day and the kids had a ball.

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I went with Kate and the 3rd grade for her field trip to Salem Park.  It was a neat trip that taught the kids about the Pioneer Days.

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We spent Columbus Day weekend in Minnesota with Russ and Beth.  As usual they spoiled us with great food and great company. They even traipsed us all around to get pictures for Lincoln with his traveling bear.

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All the kids.

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The kids put on a play for us.

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Love this crazy girl. =)

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Saturday, September 27, 2014

Campout

A little catch-up on the last few weeks.  We got to babysit Joce.  She certainly does not lack for attention when she is here.  =)

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Kate loves to hold babies and was so excited when one afternoon Bethany said, “Kate, do you want to hold Reid?”

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Our generous neighbor’s gave us a bike their son had outgrown, so Creighton got Lincoln’s old bike.  He is doing great on it.

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We went to Indiana to visit Mike’s cousin and her family.  Thank you for your hospitality!  We enjoyed being with you all and thanks for the pictures. =)

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We also enjoyed the annual Curt Rassi family campout at the cabin a week ago.  We all had a great time and the weather was perfect.  Kate and Lincoln looked forward to it with great anticipation and it did not disappoint.  Thanks Dad and Mom!

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Pictures can make our life look so perfect and we have a tremendous amount of things to be thankful for.  While we treasure these moments and times with young kids who still like us, our 4th entry into “the terrible twos”…..well, it never gets any easier, even after having gone through it 3 other times.  Anya is just busy, nothing is up high enough, a bowl of apples and pears left out ends up with 3 bite marks in each piece, syrup on the table ends up with the syrup all over the kitchen, breakfast dishes not put away ends up with cereal bowls dumped out on the floor or eggs spread to the far corners of the house, telling her no ends up with weeping and wailing and throwing a fit, so some days in a desperate attempt to keep from acting in a way I will later regret, I start taking pictures before dealing with the situation to give myself some time to get myself under control.  Hard to believe that such a sweet girl can also be so destructive and mischievous, and yet it’s true.  I don’t know about your house, but we need Jesus in this house.  That is the only way these kids have any hope of turning out, we surely have no idea what we are doing. 

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Monday, September 8, 2014

Back to School

A few weeks ago, our sweet nephew, Elliott, was born to Nic and Amanda.  The kids were smitten with him immediately.  Thanks for the pictures, Nic!

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First day of school.  Kate’s in 3rd grade and Lincoln in 1st.

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This year, Kate and Lincoln wanted to walk in by themselves, so I don’t have a dramatic 1st day of school story.  We stayed in the car, Creighton cried, and asked how many more days until he gets to go to “the big school.”  Well, buddy, only 365 more days, give or take.  ; )

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In August, we celebrated Kate and Creighton’s birthdays, but my pictures aren’t very good.

We got to spend a day in St. Louis with our good friends, Ross and Jamie.  We went to a Cards/Cubs game and although it was super hot in St. Louis, we had a great day together!  Thanks guys!!

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Creighton started preschool three afternoons a week.  He loves it, but still asks me everyday how many more days until he turns 5 and can go to the big school.

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